lime-tree
31lime — I [[t]laɪm[/t]] n. v. limed, lim•ing 1) chem. a white or grayish white, lumpy, very slightly water soluble solid, CaO, used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium …
32lime — 1. CaO; an alkaline earth oxide occurring in grayish white masses (quicklime); on exposure to the atmosphere it becomes converted into calcium hydrate and calcium carbonate (air slaked l.); direct addition of …
33lime — [[t]la͟ɪm[/t]] limes 1) N VAR A lime is a green fruit that tastes like a lemon. Limes grow on trees in tropical countries. ...peeled slices of lime... Oranges, lemons and limes were found to cure scurvy... Add a few drops of lime juice. 2) N… …
34lime — Citron Cit ron (s[i^]t r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron), from Gr. ki tron citron] 1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the… …
35lime — lime1 [laım] n [Sense: 1,4; Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Provençal limo, from Arabic lim] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English lind] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English lim] 1.) a small juicy gr …
36lime — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh … OF LIME ▪ slice, wedge ▪ Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. VERB + LIME …
37tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …
38tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… …
39lime — 1 noun 1 (C) a small juicy green fruit with a sour taste, or the tree this grows on 2 (C) a tree with pleasant smelling yellow flowers; linden 3 (U) a white substance obtained by burning limestone, used for making cement, marking sports fields… …
40Key lime — Tree ripened key lime. Color is bright yellow, unlike the more common green Persian limes. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
